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• USC tops Oregon State, bouncing back from first loss

  08-10-2017 01:49 via ocregister.com
  
  USC Trojans running back Ronald Jones II (25) runs for a touchdown past Oregon State Beavers safety Jalen Moore (33) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, on Saturday, Oct. 07, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)USC Trojans fans during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Oregon State Beavers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, on Saturday, Oct. 07, 2017. (Photo by
  
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• Orange County restaurants opening in 2026 to put on your radar

  07-01-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County certainly saw its fair share of goodbyes in 2025. The loss of 55-year-old Spaghetti Bender, along with acclaimed spots like Detention, Gema and Tustin’s the Black Marlin, hit hard. However, the region has a bounty of new eateries to look forward to in 2026. From two incoming Din Tai Fung locations and chef Michael Campbell’s latest concepts to a Chicago hot-dog staple and a New York City cookie icon, there are plenty of new menus and venues on the horizon.
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• Actor Awards, formerly SAG Awards, will announce nominations Wednesday

  07-01-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press
  Not all award shows require you to get up early in the morning to hear the nominations read.
  The Actor Awards, formerly the SAG Awards, will announce nominations Wednesday at 1 p.m. EST on Netflix’s YouTube Channel. This is the first year under the new moniker for one of Hollywood’s most closely watched Oscars harbingers.Presented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and voted on by the guild’s 160,000-pl
  
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• Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could follow

  07-01-2026 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, signing off on a proposal that is expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek new latitude from a White House promising to “return education to the states.”
  Iowa was the first state to apply for an exemption from certain spending rules after Education Secretary Linda McMahon invited states to request th
  
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• New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

  07-01-2026 17:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer
  Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.
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• US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia’s Putin

  07-01-2026 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  The lightning U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces botched an attempt to capture Ukraine’s capital and topple its leader at the start of Moscow’s invasion nearly four years ago.
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• David Lee Roth is coming to the House of Blues Anaheim

  07-01-2026 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Lee Roth is set to return to the stage in 2026 with a North American tour dubbed A Night With David Lee Roth, marking his first major run of live dates in several years.
  The tour launches April 16 and will visit 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada, including a Southern California stop at House of Blues Anaheim on April 20.
  Best known as the iconic frontman of Van Halen, Roth played a defining role in shaping arena rock throughout the late ’70s and ’
  
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• With most customers gone, Altadena’s Lake Avenue businesses are slow to return

  07-01-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  After driving through the intersection at New York Drive, traffic headed north along Altadena’s Lake Avenue toward the San Gabriel Mountains is light — always, even during rush hour.
  In the year since the Eaton firestorm swept through the foothill community on Jan. 7, 2025, navigating the town is easy. The mom-and-pop businesses and restaurants that once lined the short stretch of Lake are largely gone — as are some of the fire-ravaged surrounding neighborhoods.
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• Million-dollar ZIPs have 74% of OC home sales. How’d your ZIP do?

  07-01-2026 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Wonder why homebuying in Orange County is such a financial challenge?
  Here’s another reason: Orange County had 60 million-dollar ZIP codes in the three months ended in October – two more than a year earlier.
  There were 4,781 sales in communities with five or more sales and a median selling price of $1 million, says Attom data. That’s up 1% vs. the previous year and was 74% of countywide sales.
  The busiest seven-figure ZIP was Laguna Niguel 92677 with 192 sales. Prices ranged fr
  
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• Job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring remains sluggish

  07-01-2026 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring even as growth has picked up.
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• Job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring grows sluggish

  07-01-2026 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring even as growth has picked up.
  Businesses and government agencies posted 7.1 million open jobs at the end of November, the Labor Department said Wednesday, down from 7.4 million in October. Layoffs also dropped, however, as companies appear to be holding onto workers even as they are rel
  
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• Trail running legend Kilian Jornet advises beginners to enjoy the view and go easy

  07-01-2026 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSEPH WILSON
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hikers navigating rugged terrain may have noticed more people speeding along the same trail while leaping over rocks and roots like two-legged mountain goats.
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• What is a robo-advisor? How it works, how much it costs, and pros and cons

  07-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By James Royal, Ph.D., Bankrate.com
  Robo-advisors automate the investing process for you, making it simple to invest in a diversified portfolio of assets — and they cost much less than a typical financial advisor. It’s little wonder that many investors have turned to them, and robo-advisors now manage hundreds of billions of dollars.
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• The Almost-Christmas Crustacean Massacre and San Onofre

  07-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Were the spiny lobsters nuked?
  You may have read my colleague’s story about about lobster carcasses washing up on a San Clemente beach, and suspicions that the Almost-Christmas Crustacean Massacre may have been tied to the release of wastewater — with traces of radioactivity — from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
  San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and its wastewater releases (Courtesy Southern California Edison)
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• Frumpy Mom: Why do we love sad songs?

  07-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I need your help. I want to do my own Extremely Scientific Survey of the saddest songs you’ve ever heard. Bonus points if they make you cry.
  Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the more heartbreaking the song, the more we love it. Even if a song could win the prize for Most Annoying Musical Endeavor Ever, (“Having My Baby” by Paul Anka comes to mind), it can still sometimes bring unwelcome tears to my eyes.
  Call me crazy, but this seems counterintuitive, like
  
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• Wall Street’s hot start to the year cools as stocks drift

  07-01-2026 15:54 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s hot start to the year is cooling a bit on Wednesday.
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• Horror of school attack in Uvalde, Texas, brings tears as officer faces trial over police response

  07-01-2026 15:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Families whose loved ones died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre sobbed in court while listening to frantic 911 calls during the first day of testimony in the trial of a police officer accused of failing to protect the children by not doing enough to stop the attack.
  A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that former school officer Adrian Gonzales arrived outside the school just before the teenage g
  
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• US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean

  07-01-2026 14:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday.
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• US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in North Atlantic and Caribbean

  07-01-2026 14:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in North Atlantic and Caribbean, officials revealed early Wednesday morning.
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• US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic, US official says

  07-01-2026 14:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks. The official spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations.
  The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade around Venezuela.
  The ship was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2024 for allegedly smuggl
  
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• Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after volcano activity raises alert level

  07-01-2026 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers in a permanent danger zone on its foothills, officials said Wednesday.
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• A Palisades pastor struggles with ‘those memories’ on 1-year anniversary of fire

  07-01-2026 14:39 via ocregister.com
  
  In a service juxtaposing grief and hope, the displaced congregation of the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church met Tuesday night, Jan. 6, for a bittersweet gathering that marked the one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed their church.
  “I hate those memories,” Pastor Rev. Matthew Hardin told the group assembled at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, which has served as their temporary home since spring. “I really do. I hate them. And I was really not looking forward to
  
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• Trump leaves Venezuela’s opposition sidelined and Maduro’s party in power

  07-01-2026 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream that was fulfilled when the U.S. military whisked the authoritarian leader away. But while Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges, the leaders of his repressive administration remain in charge.
  The nation’s opposition — backed by consecutive Republican and Democra
  
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• Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over ‘rhetoric’ targeting country after Trump’s comments

  07-01-2026 14:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” America “will come to their rescue.”
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• Wildfire 1-year anniversary live coverage: Altadena, Palisades honor what was lost, advocate for future

  07-01-2026 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  One year on from two of the most devastating wildfires in California’s history, two communities in the greater Los Angeles area Wednesday, Jan. 7, are mourning the death and loss caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
  Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.
  Some will be simple gatherings, where survivors and neighbors will reflect. Some events will be more ceremonial
  
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• Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island

  07-01-2026 13:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
  Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
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• Warner Bros rejects takeover offer from Paramount, tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

  07-01-2026 13:43 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. again rejected Paramount’s latest takeover bid and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.
  Warner’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramount’s overtures — and urged shareholders just weeks ago to support selling its streaming and studio business to Netflix for $72 billion. Paramount, meanwhile, has made efforts to sweeten its $77.9 billion hostile bid for the entire company.
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• Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

  07-01-2026 13:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.
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• High wind warning in place for 5 Freeway north of LA for Thursday – gusts may reach 65 mph

  07-01-2026 11:04 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Southern Ventura County Mountains and Northern Ventura County Mountains are the focus of a high wind warning issued at 1:59 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The warning is valid for Thursday, Jan. 8 between midnight and 2 p.m.
  “Northwest to north winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected,” the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA said. “Wet soils will increase the likelihood of damage due to fallen trees.”
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• High wind warning in place for 5 Freeway through Grapevine until Thursday evening – gusts may reach 60 mph

  07-01-2026 09:43 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway through Grapevine, Tehachapi, Frazier Mountain Communities and Mojave Desert Slopes are under a high wind warning which was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:39 a.m. The warning is valid from 8 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 8, at 8 p.m.
  The NWS Hanford CA said, “Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph possible.”
  “Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, es
  
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